Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

4 reviews

queer_cir's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Yes yes yes
This is being added to my comfort reread list
I got all the queerness, all the love, all the neurodivergentness
Half the pages are highlighted cause I felt the words so deeply
I just want brightsiders songs to be real
I'm sad I'm finished cause I want to live in this world with these characters forever
Though in a way I do and that's what I loved about it cause their shared love and support their queer chosen family reminds me of my queer chosen family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Biphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

longlost's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was a lot of fun. i live for drama
jen wilde's writing style is enjoyable to read + the characters were very dynamic and enjoyable to read about. i even enjoyed reading about the asshole characters because they were just.... SO fucking awful i had to keep turning the page to see how it could get worse. the chaotic rockstar life feels like it was really captured in this book and i love that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this so much!!

Rep: bisexual female MC, genderqueer pansexual love interest, Black bi femme nonbinary side character, 1st gen Korean-American questioning male side character, Chinese-Australian sapphic side character dating a sapphic Black female side character, achillean male side character.

CWs: Alcohol consumption (both legal and underage), alcoholism, biphobia, child abuse/neglect, drug use, emotional abuse, gaslighting, mental illness (anxiety), misogyny, outing, panic attacks/disorders, toxic relationship, vomit, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism

hannahmayhere's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The representation in this book is amazing! Worth the read just for that. I loved having a whole crew of LGBTQIA+ characters. Overall this was a great quick read! I wish there was a little more dimension to the antagonists, but I still really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit